Chromium containing dyestuffs



United States Patent 2,855,393 CI-IROMIUM CONTAINING DYESTUFFS Guido Schetty and Walter Biedermann, Basel, Switzerland, assignors to J. R. Geigy A. G., Basel, Switzerland, a Swiss No Drawing. Application November 24, 1954 Serial No. 471,094

Claims priority, application Switzerland November 26, 1953 6 Claims. (Cl. 260-145) The present invention concerns chromium containing dyestulfs which, apart from any carboxyl groups present taking part in the complex formation, contain no acid water-solubilising groups. It also concerns the production process forsuch chromium complex dyestuffs and 7 their use, in particular for the dyeing of lacquers, cellulose esters, e. g. in the form of acetate rayon, natural and synthetic polypeptide fibres such as wool, silk, superpolyamide and superpolyurethane fibres, and for the dye- In this formula, F represents a metallisable monoazo and F represents a metallisable azo methine dyestuif 'ice ent either in the azo, or in the azo methine dyestutf or in both constituent dyestuffs.

The monoazo dyestuffs usable according to the present invention are obtained from diazotised aromatic ohydroxyamino-, o-carboxyaminoand also possibly 0- alkoxyamino compounds by coupling with azo components which couple in neighbouring position to a hydroxy or enolisable carbonyl group, which can be further substituted according to the definition.

Metallisable azo methine dyestufis are obtained from aromatic o-hydroxyaminoor o-carboxyamino compounds and aromatic o-hydroxy aldehydes which also may be further substituted as defined above. In the process according to the present invention however, it is not necessary to produce the metallisable azo methine dyestuifs in substance, on the contrary, the use of equimolecular mixtures of components capable of forming the azo methine dyestuff is suflicient.

Compounds of co-ordinative hexavalent chromium can be used for metallising the dyestuffs, e. g. the salts of chromium. Both normal salts of organic or inorganic acids and also complex salts canbe used, e. g. the ammine or acido salts and, in particular also, salt-like compounds with colourless organic or inorganic complex-formers such as, e. g. salts of chromosalicylic acid. The metallisationv is performed advantageously in the warm in organic or inorganic inert diluents, e. g. in aqueous solution or suspension with such dyestulfs as are soluble, even if only slightly, in water or inorganic solvents such as lower alcohols, lower ketones, lower ethers,

- 1 either open or in the form of a ring, ether alcohols,

and also M represents the chromium atom bound in complex linkage and M a monovalent cation or the equivalent thereof.

As monoazo and azo methine dyestuifs' such can be used in the process according to the present invention which, in the neighbouring position to the azo or azo methine bridge onboth sides each contain a substituent capable of forming the metal complex or a substituent which, under the metallising conditions, can be converted into such a substituent. It is of advantage for the'chromium complexes according to the present invention that the dyestutf components be so chosen that there is on the one side a hydroxyl or an enolisable car in azo dyestuffs are admissible, e. g. halogen, alkyl,

alkoxy, nitro, 'acylamino, alkyl and aryl sulphonyl, sulj-;

phonic acid dialkylamide or sulphonic acid phenyl alkylamide groups. The presence of substituents which in crease the water-solubilitywithout dissociation with an acid reaction. in water is particularly suitable in the I application of chromium containing dyestuffs according to the present invention for use in textile dyeing. Ex-

amples of such substituents are, e. g. the sulphonic acid amide group, sulphonic acid amide groups organically monosubstitutedat the'nitrogen atom, sulphonic acid-N' alkyl-N-alkanolamide'groups, lower alkyl and alkenyl sulphonyl groups with for example 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkylgradical, as well as acetylamino groups. It is of advantage for the use in textile dyeing of the chromium containing dyestuffs according to the present invention that there be at least one of these groups presamides or dialkylamides of lower'fatty acids. The reaction of agents giving off chromium with equimolecular mixtures of metallisable azo and azo methine dyestuffs is performed advantageously in a neutral to alkaline medium or in the presence of agents which bind the mineral acid, such as alkali acetates. The chroming agent is used in such amounts that there is at least one chromium atom to two dyestulf molecules. Particularly uniform and pure chromium containing dyestuffs according to this invention are obtained if one dyestufi component, i. e. either the azo methine or, preferably, the

azo dyestulf is first converted by methods known per se, advantageously in the presence of mineral acids in an organic inert solvent, into that complex chromium compound which contains one complete chromium atom bound in complex linkage and then the other dyestuff is added in aqueous or organic solution in organic acid, neutral or alkaline medium and always with advantage in the presence of mineral acid binding salts, and, if desired converted into the alkali metal salts. Instead of mineral acid salts of chromium containing azo or azo methine dyestuffs which, to one dyestufi molecule, contain a chromium atom bound in complex linkage, also the addition compounds thereof with metallisable organic compounds which in themselves have no dyestufi character, can be used, c. g. theaddition compounds with organic o-hydrocarboxylic acids such as salicylicacid or sulphosalicylic acid which are also traced as intermediate products in the chroming pf metallisable azo dyestuffs with salts of chromosalicylic acids.

The new chromium containing dyestuffs which contain both a metallisable azo and azo methine dyestulf bound to the same chromium atom have interesting new shades. With the help of these dyestuifs, it is possible for example to produce yellow-orange, yellow-red, yellowbrown, green-blue and yellow-green new chromium compounds which, insofar as they are used in textile dyeing, aredistinguished by very good fastness to light on wool and synthetic polypeptide fibres. Some of them are also distinguished by their pure shades.

The following examples illustrate the invention with-' V 3 out limiting it in any way. Where not otherwise stated, the parts are given as parts by weight and the temperatures are in degrees centigrade. The relationship of ,parts by weight to parts by volume is as that of kilogrammes to litres.

Example] 1.34 parts of 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 1.44 parts of 4-chloro-2-amino-l-hydroxybenzene are boiled for half an ing .to 0.52,part of chromium) and 2 parts of crystallised sodium acetate are added and the whole is boiled for a further hour. The alcohol is then distilled off and the residue 'is taken up with 20 parts by volume of 1 N- caustic Jsoda'lyeand 100parts of hot water. The dyes'tufl. is. precipitated by the addition of sodium chloride, filtered on and-dried. It is an orange powder which dyes wool from'an acetic acid bath in. pure yellow-orange shades. The composition of-the Jchromium containing dyestuif corresponds to the following:

Similar dyestufis are obtained if, instead of 1.44 parts of 4-chloro-2-amino-l-hydroxybenzene, 1.22 parts of 2- amino-l-hydroxybenzene, 1.54 parts of 4-nitro-2-aminol-hydroxybenzene, 1.87.parts of Z-amino-l-hydroxybenzene-4-methyl sulphone'are used or if 2.0 parts of 3.5-dichloro-2-hydroxy-Lbenzaldehyde are used instead of 1.33 parts of 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde.

Example 2 6.7 parts of the di-sodium salt of the complex chromium compound consisting of one molecule of the dyestuff from diazotised 4-nitro-2-amino-l-hydroxybenzene and l-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone, one chromium atom and one molecule of sulphosalicylic acid (corresponding to 0.52 part of Cr) and 1.22 parts of 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde, 1.9 parts of Z-amino-l-hydroxybenzene-4-methyl' sulphone and 2 parts of crystallised sodium acetate are boiled under reflux for 2 hours in 200 parts of alcohol. The product is then Worked up as-described in Example 1. The dyestufl obtained dyes wool from a weakly organic acid bath in yellowish-orange shades.

The new dyestuit corresponds to the formula:

r Cl SOaCHa N=CH N=OH- n 3O N \0 \C 1.-

i 01 0 f o o o N=N C l V 35 N--=N--C I C=N C=N H; CH1

SOzOH: N01

Azo methine dyestufl trom- Colour .No. M: 1: 1 complex of the dyestufl on wool aldehyde Z-hydroxyamlno-aryl compound Na 2-'aminobenzoic acid l-phenyl- 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde. 2 -amino 1 hydroxy-benyellow. S-methyl-fi-pyrazolone. zene-4-methy sulphone. K 5-nitro-2-amino-1 -hydroxybenzene d0 4-chlor o -2-am1no-1-hy red.

- I l-phenyl-Ii-methyl-E-pyrazdroxybenzene.

, 0 one.

"8 Na 4-n1tro- 2- amino 1 hydroxybenzene -d0 4-nitro-2-amino-1-hydroxyyellowish 4,-methyL1-phenol. benzene. brown.

.4 7L1. 2-amino-1-hydroxybenzene-4-n1ethy1 ....-do 1-amino-2-hydroxynaphorange.

' "sulphone 1-(8-ehlorophenthalene.

' yl)-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone.

5 Na 4-n1tro-2-amino -1 -hydroxybenzene ..do 1 -amino-2-hydroxyhenbrown.

6.-.. NH; n l -do l-ialmlno-z-hydroxynaph- Do.

a ene. 7 Na Z-arnino-l -hydroxybenzene-4-sulpha- 3.5-dlehloro-2-hydroxy- 1- 1 amino-2-hydroxybenorange.

I nude 1 (3' sulphamido benzaldehyde. zeue.

phenyl) -3-methyl-5-pyrazolone. 8 Li 2-am1no-1-hydroxybenzene-4 methyl 2-l1ydroxy-1-benzaldehyde 2-amlno-1-benzole acid.--.- lilac.

sulphone 2-hydroxynaphhalene.

- 9 N11 do n 1.-.1r]nailno-2-hydroxynaph- Do.

ene.

10 Na 4-methoxy-Z-amino-l-hydroxybenzene do 4-chloro-2-amlno-1-hygreen.

---- 1 hydroxynaphthalene 3 droxybenzene.

v sulphodimethylamide.

ll K dn dn 2- amino -1- hydroxyben- Do. zene-4-methyl sulphone.

12 Na 4 nltro 2 amino 1 hydroxybenzene -..do 2 amino 1 hydroxyben brown 3.4-dimethyl-1-pheno1. lane. 13 Na do ..do 4-1t1)ltro-2-amlno-1-hydroxy- Do.

enzene.

14 Na l amino-z-hydroxynaphthalene do 2 amino 1 hydroxybenolive.

2 hydroxynaphthalene 6 sulpho .-do zene-4-su1phamlde. methylethanolamide.

15 Ll l-amino-z-hydroxynaphthalene do d 0 Do.

2-hydroxynaphthalene. 16 Na -4-ehloro-2-aminobenzoie acid -.do 2 amino 1 hydrotyben yellow.

l-phenyl-iS-methyl-5-pyrazolone. zene-4-methyl sulphone. 17 Li '2-amino-1 hydroxybenzene-4 -1:nethyl .do 4-cbloro-2-aminobenzoio lilac ihulrlahone ---v' z-hydroxynaph-t acid.

a ene. 18 Na 2-amino-1 -hydroxybenzene-4-methyl 2-hydroxy-1-naphthalde- 1-amino-2-hydroxynaphorange.

sulphone 1-(3'--chlorophenhyde. V thalene. t yl)-3-methy1-5-pyrazo1one. 19 Na dn do 1-amtno-2-hydroxyben- Do.

. zene.

Example 3 Example 4 51 parts of the chromium containingazo methine dyestufi from 2-amino-l-hydroxybenzene and Z-hydroxybenzaldehyde which contains two dyestufi molecules to one chromium atom (corresponding to 5.2 parts of Cr) are boiled with 30 parts of the dyestutf from diazotised 4- chloro-Z-amino-l-hydroxy-benzene and 2-naphtho1 and 12 parts of sodium bicarbonate in 750 parts of water until the non-chromium containing azo dyestufi has disappeared, which is for about 18 hours. The dyestufl is precipitated by the addition of sodium chloride. It is filtered oil and dried. It dyes wool from a weakly acetic acid bath in brown-violet shades.

The mixed azo-azomethine complex metal dyestuffs given in the table can be produced according to the methods given in Examples 1 to 4.

What we claim is:

l. A complex chromium compound of the general formula:

wherein M is a member selected from the group consisting of alkali metal and ammonium cations and F is a coordinated monoazo dyestuff of the formula:

X OH

l N=N l and F is a co-ordinated azo methine dyestuii of the formula:

Y OH

wherein A and D represent a member selected from the group consisting of radicals of the benzene and naphthalene series, B represents a member selected from the wherein M is a member selected from the group consisting of alkali metal and ammonium cations and F is a coordinated monoazo dyestutf of the formula:

and F is a co-ordinated azo methine dyestufi of'the formula OH OH 0 1 I 3. A complex chromium compound of the formula (FCrF')M wherein M is a member selected from the group consisting of alkali metal and ammonium cations and F is a coordinated monazo dyestulf of the formula:

and F is a co-ordinated azo methine dyestulf of the 4. A complex chromium compound of the formula:

(FCr--F)M wherein M is a member selected from the group consisting of alkali metal and ammonium cations and F is a coordinated monazo dyestufi of the formula:

OgCH

and F is a co-ordinated azo methine dyestufi of the formula OH OH O O 5. A complex chromium compound of the formula (F-CrF)M and F is a coordinated lazo methine dyestufi of ,the and F is a co-ordinated azo methine dyestutf of the formula: iormula:

OH R 7011 OH @N=OHO :5 O

6'. A complex chromium compound of the formula: References Cited in the file of this patent ("FCr--F")M UNITED STATES PATENTS wherein M is a memberselected from the group consist- 2,116,913 Schmidt May 10, 1938 ing of alkali metal and ammonium cations and F is a ,6 ,175 W dmeret a1 Sept. 9, 1952 co-ordinated monoazo dyestufi of theformula: 13 1 9 Pfitzner et a1 May 10, 1955 2,711,404 Schetty June 21, 1955 OH OH FQREIGN PATENTS N=N 512,875 Belgium Aug. 14, 1952 

1. A COMPLEX CHROMIUM COMPOUND OF THE GENERAL FORMULA: 